Comments for McSolo http://mcsolo.com Me on my Mac by Ron McElfresh Thu, 10 May 2012 16:31:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on The Sorry State Of Audio Recording Apps For The Mac by Kellen Knann http://mcsolo.com/2012/05/the-sorry-state-of-audio-recording-apps-for-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Kellen Knann Thu, 10 May 2012 16:31:29 +0000 http://mcsolo.com/?p=1220#comment-54 I'd pay for a good multi-track audio recorder. Amadeus is decent and has a few features not found in Garageband, but still overpriced. There are plenty of Mac recording apps, but few good ones on the low end. I’d pay for a good multi-track audio recorder. Amadeus is decent and has a few features not found in Garageband, but still overpriced. There are plenty of Mac recording apps, but few good ones on the low end.

]]> Comment on The Sorry State Of Audio Recording Apps For The Mac by Steve Chavez http://mcsolo.com/2012/05/the-sorry-state-of-audio-recording-apps-for-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Steve Chavez Thu, 10 May 2012 09:31:40 +0000 http://mcsolo.com/?p=1220#comment-53 Hopefully, some ambitious person out there is listening to you and will find articles like this as an opportunity to develop a nice, clean, beautiful, and well priced audio app that we can all depend on with the rest of our tools. There are enough people developing games... It would be nice if Apple's efforts to expand would actually help those who have helped them survive through those dark times... Steve Hopefully, some ambitious person out there is listening to you and will find articles like this as an opportunity to develop a nice, clean, beautiful, and well priced audio app that we can all depend on with the rest of our tools. There are enough people developing games… It would be nice if Apple’s efforts to expand would actually help those who have helped them survive through those dark times…

Steve

]]> Comment on The Sorry State Of Audio Recording Apps For The Mac by Derrick Dodson http://mcsolo.com/2012/05/the-sorry-state-of-audio-recording-apps-for-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Derrick Dodson Wed, 09 May 2012 22:59:15 +0000 http://mcsolo.com/?p=1220#comment-52 There is audio hijack, which while limited is a good "swiss knife". Adobe Audition (cs5.5) we use this app in house daily for multi track recording some of which can easily break the 60+ track mark for some of the production projects ($299) Protools a bit pricey but a lite version can be had. Cubase ($499) Peak although a single track editor. It does it's job very well. There is audio hijack, which while limited is a good “swiss knife”.

Adobe Audition (cs5.5) we use this app in house daily for multi track recording some of which can easily break the 60+ track mark for some of the production projects ($299)

Protools a bit pricey but a lite version can be had.
Cubase ($499)

Peak although a single track editor. It does it’s job very well.

]]> Comment on The Sorry State Of Audio Recording Apps For The Mac by Sad Sack http://mcsolo.com/2012/05/the-sorry-state-of-audio-recording-apps-for-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Sad Sack Wed, 09 May 2012 20:19:23 +0000 http://mcsolo.com/?p=1220#comment-49 There seems to be two schools of Mac audio recording apps. The very good. The very bad. There's not much in between, either. Logic and Garageband are top notch apps. Ditto for Amadeus Pro and a handful of others. A few note taking utilities are worth a look. The rest are just crappy tack ons that use Core Audio for the basics, and not even well done at that. Garageband might be the problem. It's free. And it's very good, so everything else audio is niche only. Those apps can't compete with Apple. There seems to be two schools of Mac audio recording apps. The very good. The very bad. There’s not much in between, either.

Logic and Garageband are top notch apps. Ditto for Amadeus Pro and a handful of others. A few note taking utilities are worth a look. The rest are just crappy tack ons that use Core Audio for the basics, and not even well done at that.

Garageband might be the problem. It’s free. And it’s very good, so everything else audio is niche only. Those apps can’t compete with Apple.

]]> Comment on The Sorry State Of Audio Recording Apps For The Mac by James Katt http://mcsolo.com/2012/05/the-sorry-state-of-audio-recording-apps-for-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-48 James Katt Wed, 09 May 2012 20:15:27 +0000 http://mcsolo.com/?p=1220#comment-48 Duh. With or without the Mac App store, the state of Audio apps for Mac has been the same. There is always wheat among the chaff. Duh. With or without the Mac App store, the state of Audio apps for Mac has been the same. There is always wheat among the chaff.

]]> Comment on MacPaint Is Back (now with a price tag) by Chris Coleman http://mcsolo.com/2011/10/macpaint-is-back-now-with-a-price-tag/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Chris Coleman Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:04:37 +0000 http://mcsolo.com/?p=811#comment-35 I'd love to have MacDraw back. Simple yet perfect for small, less intricate drawings. Why fire up a CAD program when you want to make a simple map, sign or diagram? I’d love to have MacDraw back. Simple yet perfect for small, less intricate drawings. Why fire up a CAD program when you want to make a simple map, sign or diagram?

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